Joao Ferreira wins Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura
The two Portuguese drivers Joao Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro are still on the road to success in the MINI JCW Rally Plus. Following their second place in the BP Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal, they secured victory in the Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura. The rally, which was held in the Spanish border region with Portugal, was the first event of the FIA European Baja Cup.
On the first day, Ferreira and Palmeiro kept a low profile and did not take any risks. With second place in the prologue and sixth place on the first special stage, they finished the day in sixth place overall. But yesterday, Saturday, the pair went on the attack in the MINI JCW Rally Plus. Despite a puncture on the second stage, they set the fastest time and also took the lead in the overall standings. Later, they also secured victory in the third and final special stage and won the Baja with a lead of almost four and a half minutes.
Maria Luis Gameiro and José Marques achieved a very good tenth place overall in the MINI JCW Rally Plus. The two Portuguese drivers competed together with the X-raid partner team MRacing Portugal.
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Quotes from the drivers
Joao Ferreira (MINI JCW Rally Plus):
‘That was a nice rally, but also tough. Especially Friday, as I was a bit ill. Everything worked very well on Saturday. We not only won the two stages, but also the rally and scored important points for the championship. The MINI was super and very reliable. Thanks to X-raid for the support.’
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Overall standings
1. J. Ferreira / F. Palmeiro – MINI JCW Rally Plus – 5h 13m 35s
2. F. Barreto / C. Duarte – Toyota – 5h 18m 01s
3. R. Carneiro / O. Floene – OT3 – 5h 21m 28s
4. A. Pinto / B. Oliveira – Can-Am – 5h 21m 37s
5. A. Araujo / P. Ré – OT3 – 5h 27m 22s
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10. M. Gameiro / J. Marques – MINI JCW Rally Plus – 5h 49m 10s
The two Portuguese drivers Joao Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro are still on the road to success in the MINI JCW Rally Plus. Following their second place in the BP Ultimate Rally Raid Portugal, they secured victory in the Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura. The rally, which was held in the Spanish border region with Portugal, was the first event of the FIA European Baja Cup.
On the first day, Ferreira and Palmeiro kept a low profile and did not take any risks. With second place in the prologue and sixth place on the first special stage, they finished the day in sixth place overall. But yesterday, Saturday, the pair went on the attack in the MINI JCW Rally Plus. Despite a puncture on the second stage, they set the fastest time and also took the lead in the overall standings. Later, they also secured victory in the third and final special stage and won the Baja with a lead of almost four and a half minutes.
Maria Luis Gameiro and José Marques achieved a very good tenth place overall in the MINI JCW Rally Plus. The two Portuguese drivers competed together with the X-raid partner team MRacing Portugal.
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Quotes from the drivers
Joao Ferreira (MINI JCW Rally Plus):
‘That was a nice rally, but also tough. Especially Friday, as I was a bit ill. Everything worked very well on Saturday. We not only won the two stages, but also the rally and scored important points for the championship. The MINI was super and very reliable. Thanks to X-raid for the support.’
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Overall standings
1. J. Ferreira / F. Palmeiro – MINI JCW Rally Plus – 5h 13m 35s
2. F. Barreto / C. Duarte – Toyota – 5h 18m 01s
3. R. Carneiro / O. Floene – OT3 – 5h 21m 28s
4. A. Pinto / B. Oliveira – Can-Am – 5h 21m 37s
5. A. Araujo / P. Ré – OT3 – 5h 27m 22s
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10. M. Gameiro / J. Marques – MINI JCW Rally Plus – 5h 49m 10s
Mohammed Al Balooshi
🎤What can I say about my weekend at Baja TT Extremadura, the round 2 of FIM Bajas World Cup... started off with a decent start of the race with minor issues with navigation but we were still in a good position in the championship by the end of day one... day 2 was a complete chaos with a major error in the road book which cost us more than 10 minutes at the start of the second part of the stage... started attacking, riding well over my head trying to make up lost time, had a few crashes along the way and luckily we made up all the time back. Only when about to think we made it, the bike broke down 12 km before the finish of a stage of 344 km and that was that. So I started pushing my bike to the finish line and when I thought I couldn't push anymore Pedro Pinheiro came to the rescue and towed my bike to the finish line. Can't thank him enough.
🎤What can I say about my weekend at Baja TT Extremadura, the round 2 of FIM Bajas World Cup... started off with a decent start of the race with minor issues with navigation but we were still in a good position in the championship by the end of day one... day 2 was a complete chaos with a major error in the road book which cost us more than 10 minutes at the start of the second part of the stage... started attacking, riding well over my head trying to make up lost time, had a few crashes along the way and luckily we made up all the time back. Only when about to think we made it, the bike broke down 12 km before the finish of a stage of 344 km and that was that. So I started pushing my bike to the finish line and when I thought I couldn't push anymore Pedro Pinheiro came to the rescue and towed my bike to the finish line. Can't thank him enough.
FIA European Baja Cup 2024, Round 1: provisional point standing
By Stephan Wolf
With the recent changes to the FIA Cross-Country Rally Sporting Regulations, post-race scoring has become a complicated task — especially in the FIA World Baja Cup and FIA Regional Baja Cups (Europe, Middle East). An additional factor of difficulty was the coefficients depending on the number of registered participants in a category.
There is no official FIA European Baja Cup classification after the recent Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura yet, so we decided to do our own scoring.
https://medium.com/@crosscountryrally/fia-european-baja-cup-2024-round-1-provisional-point-standing-c973d5cc1f48
By Stephan Wolf
With the recent changes to the FIA Cross-Country Rally Sporting Regulations, post-race scoring has become a complicated task — especially in the FIA World Baja Cup and FIA Regional Baja Cups (Europe, Middle East). An additional factor of difficulty was the coefficients depending on the number of registered participants in a category.
There is no official FIA European Baja Cup classification after the recent Baja TT Dehesa Extremadura yet, so we decided to do our own scoring.
https://medium.com/@crosscountryrally/fia-european-baja-cup-2024-round-1-provisional-point-standing-c973d5cc1f48
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FIA European Baja Cup 2024, Round 1: provisional point standing
By Stephan Wolf
Stefano Marrini won the Baja Colline Metallifere, the second round of the Italian Championship in T4 Category and shared his impressions about the race with Cross-Country Rally News.
🎤The second round of the Italian championship was really tough with rough off-road stages, full of stones and steps. The big challenge was dealing with water and mud, especially for SSVs.
The stages were split into two different directions. SS1/4 proved tougher, while SS1 2/3 were a bit easier due to less mud and water. Navigation wasn't as tricky as in the desert.
Winning this race in the T4 category didn't feel too hard for me because my competitors made mistakes on SS1. I managed to drive perfectly on that stage— not speeding, but navigating without errors through the mud, rivers, and stones. From there, I just drove and kept my advantage.
The second round was organized in a perfect way by the R-Team guys. I would like to thank my co-driver Giovanni Squarcialupi, mechanic, and all the sponsors that supported me in the 2024 season.
🎤The second round of the Italian championship was really tough with rough off-road stages, full of stones and steps. The big challenge was dealing with water and mud, especially for SSVs.
The stages were split into two different directions. SS1/4 proved tougher, while SS1 2/3 were a bit easier due to less mud and water. Navigation wasn't as tricky as in the desert.
Winning this race in the T4 category didn't feel too hard for me because my competitors made mistakes on SS1. I managed to drive perfectly on that stage— not speeding, but navigating without errors through the mud, rivers, and stones. From there, I just drove and kept my advantage.
The second round was organized in a perfect way by the R-Team guys. I would like to thank my co-driver Giovanni Squarcialupi, mechanic, and all the sponsors that supported me in the 2024 season.
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The Tabuk Toyota Rally 2024, round two of the Saudi Toyota Championship, takes place from May 8th to May 11th. Thirty-five cars, 18 motorcycles, and eight quads are on the entry lists.
Entry list is on Telegram group @rallyraidgroup topic National Championships
https://www.tg-me.com/rallyraidgroup/17222/17662
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The videos are provided as part of a partnership agreement with the ASO TV Production team.
📖 Campionato Italiano: victory and leadership for Schiumarini & Salvatore
The second round of the championship, the 2° Baja Colline Metallifere, got the shortest and slowest route so far this year with four special stages, a competitive distance of 79.53 kilometres.
2° Baja Colline Metallifere
Campionato Italiano Cross Country Baja (CCB)
1. Schiumarini/Salvatore (Mitsubishi L200, T1) 1:29:49.4 (pen. 1:00)
2. Bordonaro/Lovisa (Suzuki Grand Vitara, T1) +2:23.6
3. Ferroni-Fiorini (Suzuki Grand Vitara Pentastar, T1) +7:08.0
Read full story:
https://medium.com/@crosscountryrally/campionato-italiano-victory-and-leadership-for-schiumarini-salvatore-7852a685fd44
The second round of the championship, the 2° Baja Colline Metallifere, got the shortest and slowest route so far this year with four special stages, a competitive distance of 79.53 kilometres.
2° Baja Colline Metallifere
Campionato Italiano Cross Country Baja (CCB)
1. Schiumarini/Salvatore (Mitsubishi L200, T1) 1:29:49.4 (pen. 1:00)
2. Bordonaro/Lovisa (Suzuki Grand Vitara, T1) +2:23.6
3. Ferroni-Fiorini (Suzuki Grand Vitara Pentastar, T1) +7:08.0
Read full story:
https://medium.com/@crosscountryrally/campionato-italiano-victory-and-leadership-for-schiumarini-salvatore-7852a685fd44
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Campionato Italiano: victory and leadership for Schiumarini & Salvatore
By Stephan Wolf
❓️Navigator or co-driver?
Small survey for everyone
What do you think, in all FIA Cross-Country Rally regulations the person sitting in the right side of the driver, is called co-driver like in regular rally.
But, he/she is not calling pace notes about the road previously checked like in regular rally, by his function he is navigating the crew from one point to another, without knowing the road.
❓️Do you think that it could be better to name him/her in FIA documents, regulations, etc… Navigator instead of Co-driver?
You can vote using the link below
https://www.tg-me.com/crosscountryrallynews/13137
or share your opinion in the @rallyraidgroup Topic Navigation.
https://www.tg-me.com/rallyraidgroup/15238
Small survey for everyone
What do you think, in all FIA Cross-Country Rally regulations the person sitting in the right side of the driver, is called co-driver like in regular rally.
But, he/she is not calling pace notes about the road previously checked like in regular rally, by his function he is navigating the crew from one point to another, without knowing the road.
❓️Do you think that it could be better to name him/her in FIA documents, regulations, etc… Navigator instead of Co-driver?
You can vote using the link below
https://www.tg-me.com/crosscountryrallynews/13137
or share your opinion in the @rallyraidgroup Topic Navigation.
https://www.tg-me.com/rallyraidgroup/15238
❓️Do you think that it could be better to name the person sitting in the right side of the driver in FIA documents, regulations, etc… Navigator instead of Co-driver?
Final Results
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‼️For rent YAMAHA YXZ1000R at the Baja Aragon ‼️
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New car, 2024
Full extras
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✅️ Yamaha YXZ1000R SSV (for National)
The rental includes a test, assistance and 6 new tires.
Contact: Miquel Prat
📲 +34609362061
📧 [email protected]
Campeonato de España: the success of the Portuguese Araújo & Ré
At Spain’s Baja TT Dehesa de Extremadura, the Portugal competitors dominated not only the international classification (wins in Moto, Ultimate, Challenger, Stock categories), but also the round of the Campeonato de España de Rallyes Todo Terreno.
https://medium.com/@crosscountryrally/5d6e81415f66
At Spain’s Baja TT Dehesa de Extremadura, the Portugal competitors dominated not only the international classification (wins in Moto, Ultimate, Challenger, Stock categories), but also the round of the Campeonato de España de Rallyes Todo Terreno.
https://medium.com/@crosscountryrally/5d6e81415f66
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Campeonato de España: the success of the Portuguese Araújo & Ré
By Stephan Wolf
‼️For sale SSV CAN-AM T4 FACTORY BTR base Maverick X3‼️
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Owner Hervé Guillaume
📧 [email protected]
Only have done 3 rallies:
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✔️Equipped with MOTEC racing electronics, one of the best computers on the market.
🔎A MOTEC engine management system is a high-end electronic unit intended to control all the control functions of a thermal engine: control of ignition (coil) and fuel injection (injectors), turbo management, management of motorized butterflies, control of shaft phase shifters. Thanks to MOTEC in T4, BTR does not experience breakdowns, unlike cars not equipped with MOTEC.
For your information, on such a car, here are some values:
Shock absorbers: 14000€
FIA tank: €12,000
Motec electronics: €30,000
🔝Real factory car. BTR is a discreet factory, but it has manufactured nearly 100 SSV T4s that you see at the races.
💰 €75000 excluding VAT to be entered (new value: €130,000 excluding tax)
📍Location: Auvergne, France
Owner Hervé Guillaume
📧 [email protected]
Only have done 3 rallies:
🔸️Dakar 2023
🔸️Rallye du Maroc 2023
🔸️Fenix Rally (Tunisia) 2024 🥈
🔝BTR developed the FIA chassis for the new gearbox Can-Am.
Fully serviced and ready to race.
✔️With windshield and doors
✔️Equipped with MOTEC racing electronics, one of the best computers on the market.
🔎A MOTEC engine management system is a high-end electronic unit intended to control all the control functions of a thermal engine: control of ignition (coil) and fuel injection (injectors), turbo management, management of motorized butterflies, control of shaft phase shifters. Thanks to MOTEC in T4, BTR does not experience breakdowns, unlike cars not equipped with MOTEC.
For your information, on such a car, here are some values:
Shock absorbers: 14000€
FIA tank: €12,000
Motec electronics: €30,000
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⚡️Ford Performance signs the contract with Carlos Sainz for the Dakar Rally!
Ford Performance:
🎤Dakar Rally, meet Ford Raptor. We've set our sights on conquering the ultimate off-road challenge, joining forces with Carlos Sainz and Nani Roma.
Ford Performance:
🎤Dakar Rally, meet Ford Raptor. We've set our sights on conquering the ultimate off-road challenge, joining forces with Carlos Sainz and Nani Roma.